ASA appointed to NFPA 54 and NFPA 58 technical committees
The American Supply Association recently announced it will serve as a voting member in the development of NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code) and NFPA 58 (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code).
Hugo Aguilar, P.E., ASA’s director of codes and standards, has been appointed to represent ASA as a full committee voting member for these codes.
NFPA 54 requirements cover the installation and operation of fuel gas piping systems, appliances, equipment and related accessories, with rules for piping systems materials and components, piping system testing and purging, combustion and ventilation air supply, and venting of gas-fired appliances and equipment. NFPA 58 topics encompass design, construction, installation and operation of liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas) systems including piping, equipment, containers, venting and highway transportation of LP gas.
The NFPA 54 code is nationally recognized and approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The provisions addressed within NFPA 54 can be found in model codes such as IAPMO’s Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC), Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and ICC’s International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC). Typically, before the provisions in NFPA 54 find their way into the model codes, they are discussed during the NFPA 54 Technical Committee meetings. The NFPA 58 is a code for LP gas systems that is addressed in the UMC, UPC and the IFGC.